Ramiro III of León

Ramiro III. (* 961, † 985 ) was the son of King Sancho I of León and his successor as king of León ( 966-984 ).

He was already at the age of five years king. During his youth, the government responsibility was in the hands of his aunt Elvira Ramírez, who assumed the royal title for this time, and his mother, Teresa Ansúrez that had to occur at the death of her husband in a monastery. Thus, his reign was also marked by a church -friendly policies.

When he became of age, he married 983 Sancha, daughter of the Earl of Saladana Gomez, with whom he had no children.

Ramiro tried an absolutist monarchy to set up and reinforced by only the separatist tendencies in Galicia and Castile. Therefore, and due to constant attacks by the Moors called Galician nobles 982 Bermudo II, the son of Ordoño III. , From the King of Galicia. Ramiro lost his throne in 984 Bermudo II